Articles on India and UK on defence deal.

Important for GS2 IR

GS3

Investment

This article is based on governance and policies.

Further, it discussed about role of private sectors in various critical sectors.

This article is important for Essay, GS 2 governance, and Ethics.

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he Ministry of Finance in India is divided into six main departments:

Department of Economic Affairs (DEA): This is the nodal agency for formulating and monitoring the country's economic policies and programs. It also prepares the Union Budget.

Department of Expenditure (DoE): This department manages the public finances and a wide range of government expenditures. It is responsible for the overall financial management of the Central Government.

Department of Revenue (DoR): This department is responsible for matters relating to all direct and indirect taxes. It works through two statutory boards: the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

Department of Financial Services (DFS): This department covers the functioning of banks, financial institutions, insurance companies, and the National Pension System. It is focused on financial inclusion and the growth of the financial sector.

Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM): This department handles all matters relating to the management of Central Government's investments in equity, including disinvestment of central public sector undertakings.

Department of Public Enterprises (DPE): This department acts as a policy adviser for the Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs). It was moved to the Ministry of Finance in 2021.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.

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I recently discovered an amazing app (made by IITians) that helps you track your UPSC preparation journey!
You can record your study hours using the timer on the Dashboard and view your long-term progress on the Analytics page.
I highly recommend all serious aspirants to start using this app to improve consistency and make your UPSC journey truly measurable and motivating.

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iOS: Coming soon

It also provides features like:

Daily Current Affairs Quiz Streak
Syllabus Tracker
Revision Tracker
Current affairs feed (social)

Important article on Digital Stack.

This article is important for GS 2
IR, Global south, Diplomacy

GS3

Innovation, technology

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Important report by NCRB for the year 2023 which shows that there is a decrease in murder case by 2.8%, however, the number of cases against the STs has increased by 29% and 31.2% surge in the cyber crimes.

The reason behind Cyber crime cases are poor Digital literacy, financial frauds, investment frauds.

Also, according to the report, the number of cases against women has increased by 0.4% but the cases against the dowry have increased by 15% which shows the persistent societal problem.

Important for GS1 Society
GS2 governance, Law and order

GS3 technology.

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October, November, and December — these three months are enough to complete at least one thorough reading of Ethics and the Optional paper.

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A Message to My Fellow Friends Who Are Scared of Answer Writing Practice.

Article on Hydro power project on River Chenab.

Important for GS 3
Infrastructure
Renewable energy

Environment

GS 2

Indus water treaty

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If you have doubts related to UPSC Pre or mains preparation then you can ping me on @civilsdream

For pre exam 4 things are imp

1. Basic knowledge of all topics in the syllabus

2. Current affairs through newspaper and magazine


3. Practicing of pyqs and coaching classes test series.

4. Revision


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Thank you guys,


It was nice talking with so many aspirants on various topics, from prelims to optional.
We will continue this session in the coming days.

Guys do check my mini video on yesterday's article on the NCRB report published in the Hindu.

It will be useful for GS1,2 and sociology.

Do check it